The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-02
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Friday of last week. His boat is at
Philadelphia.
1t is reported that r. c. Parvin
will soOn build another factory for the
building of light wagons.
Farmers, now is the time to get
your harness repaired at Joe Robbins's
before work comes on.
Henry Barber has "a new Parvin Iron
Wagon painted up in a stylish manner
in which his coal is delivered.
Henry Barber has sold an acre OF
ground to Job Barber situated back OF
Jobs new house on Penn street.
The steamer 5 A. Mccall was Ca
ken from her winter mornings on Mon
day. She has been reprinted dpring
the winter.
Those farmers who happened to keep
their sweet potatoes until now are get
ting them off as the price has advanced
to So per barrel.
Most allthe siiad fishermen have gone
in the Bay who intend 10 go. The cold
blustry weather during the week made
them wish they were home.
Theordore l.. Adams has tastefully
papered the post Office this week fol
post master Avis, who is making the
office as attractive as possible.
John &. Reed, the new tinware dea-
Ier, has some neat tin walters with
his advertisement on them which he
gives away. Call and get one.
Conductor John P. Price, of Salem,
is confined to his home with illness.
His Pennsgroye friends of his early
years hope for his speedy recovery.
S. R. Leap Il Son have been selling a
large lot of furniture this spring. All
who want furniture should call on them
as they sell it as cheap as you a get
IN Philadelphia.
The schooner Matte f. Hiles, Capt.
Smith, arrived at the Cove on Monday
with a25, 900 cypress shingles, and 40
600 feet of lumber from Washington,
N. c., for John Summerill & Bro.
Now being the time for repairing
wagons, VIM. z. Denny wishes 20 in
form the public he is fully equipped
with first class painter and workmen
Is do the finest carriage work at his
shop. i9-40.
All school children have heretofore
been taught that lake Itasca is the
source OF the Mississippi river. Sneh
is not the case as there is a smaller
lake south of Itasca which flows into
1T and is called Elk lake. This is the
nominal head of the Mississippi.
Owing to the vote for free school
books rot being legal at a recent election
of trustee in the PennsgroVe district
because it was not advertised or the
amount to be raised specified, u special
meeting o the totes of the district has
been called for next Thursday evening
to vote on the question again.
The schooner j. r. p. Moore with
a load of lumber for John Sumerill y
Bro. has not arrived yet although she
passed Cape Hatteras at the same time
the Matte E. Hiles did and was only
a few hours behind the Hiles when she
: entered the Capes. 1t is feared that
the Moore has had a rough passage II
lost some lumber.
Two months ago today that mitiga-
ted old fraud of "a Ground Hog gave
people to understand that winter was
over and an early spring at II
Some of much faith have made their
gardens and planted tender seeds
The cold blnstry weather and the two
anehes of snow which fell during the
storm from Thursday afternoon to
Friday morning, has certainly shocked
,ba f,;tlb of all in the Ground Hog.
David e. Simpkins and John aud
Joseph Denny returned home on sun
day from Georgetown, =. e., where
thew have peer fishing during tie VIII
ter for South Carolina has
a law now compelling its own citizens
to nav a license for fishing in ITS wa
tiers and prohibits fishing from sun
down ON Thursday to shutdown oil Mon
day. This is to benefit the inland
fishermen. Both shad and sturgeon
fishing have been very poor h past
winter in South Carolina.
On Monday afternoon the tug Jas.
McCaulley stopped at Pennsgrove II
thirty or forty half drunken Philadel-
nbians with a small cornet band got off
who were christening the new boat IN
a beastly manner. Some OF them
evident thought the town was as I'M
civilized AS they we're as they insulted
some ladies and also Samuel Jess. Mi,
Jess resented the charge with a blow.
Other Pennsgrove sluggers came to his
aid and one Philadelphia bum was soon
rolling on the pavement with a black
eve and bloody cheek. The offending
ones hastily retrea ted to the hotel and
remained very quiet during The remain
der of their stay here. Their friends
offered many apologies for his rash i'll
suit.